Assessment (Questions 51-57)
This section will only appear if you answered “No, but Census size data
does exist for the species as a whole “ in Q19, Section 4. This
section should not be completed if individual population size data
exists . The questions presented here are identical to the census size
questions asked for each population in Section 5 (Q40-46), but thesespecifically relate to the entire species within the country .
For some species, whole species count estimates are available, but not
for individual populations (as is sometimes found in the IUCN Red List
Assessments). This information can still be valuable, especially if it
is already known that the entire species census size is under 5000
mature individuals, which would indicate the species (and each of its
population) are at risk. Even if an exact (point estimate) is unknown, a
general range may be available. Knowing whether a species is close to or
far from 5000 mature individuals would also be informative in estimating
risk.
For transboundary species, where a total species count is known,
but no specific count exists for the country of the assessment, please
estimate a census count by taking the proportion of the species within
the country of assessment (Q68 below, Section 8) and multiplying it by
the total species count. For example, 25% of species A exists in the
assessment country, and the total (global) species count is estimated at
30 000. The estimate for this country will be report as 0.25*30 000 = 7
500. We acknowledge this is an estimation. To be sure it is flagged
properly for analysis, please be sure to fill in Q65 and Q68 about the
transboundary nature of the species, and make a comment in Q57 as
follows: “Species census in country estimated based on X% range in the
country.”.